You're like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn't there.

I always think of music as interior decoration. So, if you have all kinds of music, you are fully decorated!

Dealing with the unknown, the unexpected, is a reflection for me musically of what's happening in the world, because people are learning how to dialog with each other without any past strategy or any kind of formula from the past.

Composing is improvisation slowed down.

A series of vibrations. What does it matter, the source of the catalyst?

The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this kind of risk, and courage is what we all need to create a better world.

You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, 'Yes, where are you going?' And he says, 'I want a ticket to nowhere.' I thought: that's it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere.